Bromley High Junior School A GSG School
- Bromley High Junior School
Blackbrook Lane
Bickley
Bromley
Kent
BR1 2TW - Head: Ms Claire Dickerson
- T 020 8781 7001
- F 020 8781 7003
- E admissions@bro.gdst.net
- W www.bromleyhigh.gdst.net
- An independent school for girls aged from 4 to 11.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Bromley
- Pupils: 314
- Religion: Non-denominational
- Fees: £16,581 pa
- Open days: Last Saturday in September/First Saturday in October, or by appointment. Additional open events in March and May Taster Days throughout the year
- Review: View The Good Schools Guide Review
- Linked schools: Bromley High School
What The Good Schools Guide says..
Academically, expectations are high – pupils recalled the head popping in to teach year 5 geography. ‘She showed us how to answer a GCSE question and we could actually do it!’ Pupils told us they are encouraged to collaborate and that they understand the importance of being taught in different ways ‘because people learn differently – some visual, some practical.’ Excellent standard of handwriting throughout, with coveted pen licence by year 5. Drama not on curriculum, but there are...
What the school says...
A popular well run and over-subscribed school with a broad academic base and enriched curriculum which focuses on grounding girls in the academic basics and develops confidence through participation in a wider range of trips and activities. Girls are personable, confident and happy. They enjoy excellent relationships with their teachers and they are excellently prepared for senor school. The vast majority of Year 6 transfer to the Senior School.
Entrance criteria as follows: 4+ and 7+ entry:
4+ - Girls invited to a group session headed with Prep department staff followed by another groups session (in the following week). Application should be made by December before September.
7+ - Girls are invited to assessments which take place in November before entry in September. Applications should be made by October prior to entry the following September. ...Read more
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What The Good Schools Guide says
Head of junior school
Since September 2012, Claire Dickerson, previously a teacher here for 10 years. Educated at Holy Trinity Convent, followed by a degree in primary education at Anglia Ruskin. There was never any doubt she would teach, always drawn to ‘the love of learning’ instilled by her own ‘joyous’ experience of school. Parents and pupils say she’s ‘amazing because she knows a name immediately’ - they ‘don’t know how she does it!’ She says the key is ‘being genuinely interested’, making it her job to ‘notice something about individuals every day’ (pupils often receive handwritten cards from her). Has overseen the successful addition of a new wing, and works closely with the senior school to ensure a greater focus on a one-school ethos. Pupils are fond of her: ‘She’s just really kind and...
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Special Education Needs
Please see Senior School SEN description. 10-09
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